List of shipwrecks in 2010

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The list of shipwrecks in 2010 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2010.

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5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 2010
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Ady Gil New Zealand The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society trimaran was damaged severely in a collision with the whaler Shōnan Maru 2 ( Japan). Her six crew were rescued by the vessel Bob Barker ( Netherlands).[1][2] The vessel sinks on 7 January despite efforts to tow it to port.[3]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2010
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Ortegal Uno Germany The 29.36-metre (96 ft 4 in) fishing vessel developed a list in heavy weather on 12 January, capsized in the Atlantic Ocean and sank west of Ireland (52°20′N 14°23′W / 52.333°N 14.383°W / 52.333; -14.383) the next day. Her crew was rescued by Ortegal Tres ( Germany).[4]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 2010
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Atlantic Mist United States The 185-foot (56.4 m) fishing vessel – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft – was scuttled as an artificial reef in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean at 38°31.063′N 074°30.271′W / 38.517717°N 74.504517°W / 38.517717; -74.504517 (Atlantic Mist), approximately 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) southeast of Indian River Inlet, Delaware, and equidistant from Cape May, New Jersey, Indian River Inlet, and Ocean City, Maryland.[5][6]
Frieda Marie United States The retired 77-foot (23.5 m), 78-foot (23.8 m), or 85-foot (25.9 m) (sources disagree) fishing trawler – a shrimper – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.540′N 074°43.957′W / 38.675667°N 74.732617°W / 38.675667; -74.732617 (William C. Snow).[7][8][9]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 2010
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Unnamed boat Philippines The boat sank in rough waters off the province of Bataan with only two crew rescued by a passing vessel. Eight fishermen were reported missing.[10]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2010
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Unnamed boat India The boat capsized in the Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh, with 12 dead and 40 reported missing.[11]
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February

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 2010
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Concordia Barbados The barquentine capsized and sank 550 kilometres (300 nmi) off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 2010
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Becky Thatcher United States The historic sternwheel texas-deck paddle steamer sank at her mooring in the Ohio River at Neville Island in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after a heavy snowfall and became a total loss.[12]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 2010
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Angeln Antigua and Barbuda The container ship capsized and sank off Saint Lucia.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2010
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Platinum II United States The cargo ship ran aground near Gopnath, Pakistan, and broke her back. She was scrapped in situ.

March

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 2010
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Sandy Point United States The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.540′N 074°43.957′W / 38.675667°N 74.732617°W / 38.675667; -74.732617 (Sandy Point).[13]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 2010
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Ben My Chree United Kingdom The fishing vessel started to sink 17 nautical miles (31 km) NE of the Isles of Scilly and four of the crew taken off by RNAS Culdrose helicopter and one by the St Mary's relief lifeboat Daniel L Gibson. The ship was taken in tow by fisheries protection vessel St Piran ( United Kingdom) and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Gwennap Head, Cornwall.[14]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 2010
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ROKS Cheonan  Republic of Korea Navy The Pohang-class corvette sank off Baengnyeong Island after it was attacked.[15]
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31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 2010
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Titanic Saint Kitts and Nevis The motor yacht sprang a leak 108 nautical miles (200 km) south east of Saint Croix. Her crew were taken off by USCGC Chincoteague ( United States Navy), which took Titanic in tow. She was taken in to Fredrikstad, United States Virgin Islands.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2010
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Alta Ecuador The yacht ran aground entering the harbour of Puerto Ayora, Galápagos Islands, and was declared a constructive total loss.[16]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 2010
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Shen Neng 1 People's Republic of China The cargo ship ran aground off Great Keppel Island, Australia.[17] She was refloated on 12 April.[18] The Federal Court of Australia is seeking damages of $120 million from Shenzhen Energy Transport for damage to the reef.[19]
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20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 2010
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Northern Belle United States The fishing vessel sank at 59°10′N 146°47′W / 59.167°N 146.783°W / 59.167; -146.783 (FV Northern Belle), approximately 50 miles (80 km) south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska. The captain died of hypothermia and his pet Cocker Spaniel went down with the ship, but the other three crewmen survived until a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew arrived.[20][21]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 2010
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Deepwater Horizon Marshall Islands The oil rig sank two days after an explosion and fire.
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May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 2010
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Bright Century Japan The cargo ship collided with Sea Success ( Liberia) 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) east of the Shangdong Peninsula (37°38′N 123°04′E / 37.633°N 123.067°E / 37.633; 123.067) and sank. All 23 crew members were rescued.[22]

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 2010
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Unnamed longboat Democratic Republic of the Congo The longboat capsized on a river in Maniema killing at least 20 people, with 60 more missing.[23]
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7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2010
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McGinty United States The retired 65-foot (19.8 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.486′N 073°59.344′W / 40.058100°N 73.989067°W / 40.058100; -73.989067 (McGinty).[24]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 2010
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Andrew J. Barberi United States The passenger ferry collided with the terminal at Staten Island, New York. More than 60 people were injured.
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20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 2010
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Cape Spencer United States The 47-foot (14.3 m) fishing vessel sank in Prince William Sound 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Montague Island on the south-central coast of Alaska after her engine room flooded. Wearing survival suits, her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by a United States Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.[25]

June

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 2010
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Lord Rank United Kingdom The ketch sank after hitting rocks off Ballycastle the previous day.[26]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 2010
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Howard Bahnsen United States The retired 90-foot (27.4 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Townsends Inlet, New Jersey, at 39°06.543′N 074°36.249′W / 39.109050°N 74.604150°W / 39.109050; -74.604150 (Howard Bahnsen).[27]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 2010
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Fu Ping Yuan China The cargo ship was run into by CS Crane ( Panama) off Incheon, South Korea and sank. She was refloated on 6 November.[28]

July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 2010
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Yeoman Bontrup Bahamas The cargo ship suffered an onboard fire that spread to her engine room at Glensanda Quarry, Loch Linnhe, Scotland. The crew abandoned and the fire spread to her accommodation, severely damaging the ship.[29]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 2010
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Cerro Alegre Chile The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm at Valparaíso.[30]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 2010
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Unnamed DUKW United States The DUKW became disabled in the Delaware River in Philadelphia after an onboard fire. The tourist boat was then struck by a barge and sank immediately in 50 feet (15 m) of water.[31] Thirty-five passengers and two crew members were recovered alive and two members of a Hungarian tour group died.[32][33]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 2010
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USS New Orleans  United States Navy The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean, sinking after being hit by five 2,000 lb (907 kg) GBU-10 precision bombs in the Pacific during the RIMPAC 2010 exercise.[34]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 2010
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USS Monticello  United States Navy The decommissioned Thomaston-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Kauai, Hawaii, on 14 July 2010 by aircraft of Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4) and Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40) (both  United States Navy) during the RIMPAC 2010 exercise.[35]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 2010
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John Henry United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) gillnetter sank in central Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two.[36]
Wealthy Globe Vanuatu The crane ship was driven ashore at Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. She was later refloated and taken into Ho Chi Minh City.[37]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 2010
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Unnamed boat Democratic Republic of the Congo The boat capsized in the Kasai River with at least eighty people killed.
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31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2010
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Unnamed boat Uganda The boat capsized on Lake Albert during a storm, with the loss of at least thirty-three lives.[38]

August

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 2010
ShipStateDescription
MSC Chitra,
Khalijia III		 Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis		 The container ship was involved in a collision with the bulk carrier Khalija III off Mumbai, India. Both ships were left listing heavily. MSC Chitra was beached near the Prong Reef Lighthouse with a 75° list. Her crew were rescued by the tug Vamsee III ( India). She was later salvaged. Khalija III was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped at Mumbai in 2014.[39][40]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 2010
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Unnamed ferry Indonesia The ferry sank off Flores. At least eleven were killed and 32 were reported missing.[41]

September

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 2010
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Nanny Canada The tanker ran aground at Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada.[42]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2010
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Unidentified barge United States The retired 43-foot (13.1 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) off Barnegat, New Jersey, at 39°45.050′N 074°01.400′W / 39.750833°N 74.023333°W / 39.750833; -74.023333 (Unidentified barge).[43]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 2010
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USS Acadia  United States Navy
USS Acadia sinking
The decommissioned Yellowstone-class destroyer tender sank in the Pacific Ocean off Guam after being under bombardment since 19 September as a target for ships and aircraft during a naval exercise.

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 2010
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Ocean Blue Bolivia The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea south of the Dominican Republic (17°07′03″N 69°50′00″W / 17.11750°N 69.83333°W / 17.11750; -69.83333). Her seven crew were rescued by Adrian ( Liberia).[44]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 2010
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Huiying 168 China The cargo ship capsized and sank off Pingtan City with the loss of twelve of her fifteen crew.[45]

October

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 2010
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Sail Queen Russia The cargo ship ran aground and was holed. She was consequently beached on the Turkish coast.[46]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 2010
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Mystic Canada The cargo ship struck a submerged object and consequently foundered off Damas Cay, Bahamas. Her ten crew survived.[47]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 2010
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YM Uranus Malta The chemical tanker collided with the bulk carrier Hanjin Rizhao ( Panama) off Brittany, France, and was reported to be sinking. All 13 crew were rescued.[48][49]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 2010
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Lisco Gloria Lithuania The ferry caught fire in the Fehmarn Belt. She was declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 2010
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Mindoro Greece The ship collided with Jork Ranger ( Cyprus) 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Scheveningen, Netherlands. Mindoro was reported to have been holed and some of its cargo of kerosene lost.[50]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 2010
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Egholm II Denmark The ferry foundered off Aarhus whilst under tow.[51]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 2010
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Dili Star Panama Typhoon Megi: The cargo ship foundered in the Taiwan Strait off Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her twelve crew were rescued by a Republic of China Air Force helicopter.[52]
Xin Yi Panama Typhoon Megi: The cement carrier foundered off Hsinchu, Taiwan with the loss of four of her 22 crew.[52]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 2010
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Sheng Jai 16 Cambodia Typhoon Megi: The cargo ship foundered in the Taiwan Strait with the loss of five of her thirteen crew.[53]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 2010
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HMS Astute  Royal Navy The Astute-class submarine ran aground off the Isle of Skye.
Karya Terang Indonesia The ferry foundered off the coast of East Nusa Tenggara with the loss of about 30 lives. There were 44 survivors.[54]
Stadt Fürth Germany The cargo ship collided with a small ferryboat ( Netherlands) in a canal between Breukelen and Nieuwer ter Aa, Utrecht. The ferryboat capsizes and its captain is reported missing. His body is later recovered.[55][56]
Super Shuttle 22 Philippines The ro-ro ferry suffered an engine failure and ran aground off Barangay. All 141 passengers were taken off. She was later refloated.[57]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 2010
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Havfrakt Faroe Islands The coaster ran aground at Gisundet, Norway.[58]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 2010
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Athena Faroe Islands
Athena five days after the fire on 9 May 2011 in the Faroe Islands.

The factory ship caught fire 230 nautical miles (430 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly.[59]

Jian Fu Star Panama The cargo ship capsized and sank in the South China Sea off Oluanpi, Taiwan with the loss of thirteen of her 25 crew.[60]
USNS Saturn  United States Navy
USNS Saturn.
The inactivated combat stores ship was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina by ships and aircraft of the USS George H. W. Bush carrier strike group.

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 2010
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Fryderyk Chopin Poland The sailing ship lost two masts in gales in the Atlantic Ocean, 86 nautical miles (159 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly.[61]

November

December

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